Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXVII. Debtor-Creditor Relations § 430.180. Publication or posting terms of service sufficient notice of lien on offspring

When the terms of the service by the animal, published or posted as provided in section 430.170, provides that the foal or other product of the service will be held for the money due for the service of the stallion, jack or bull, then and in that event the owner or keeper of the animal shall have a lien for the sum on the offspring of any female animal served, for the period of one year after the birth thereof. The lien shall be preferred to any prior lien, encumbrance or security agreement whatever; and the publication or posting as aforesaid of the terms of the service shall be deemed notice to any third party of the existence of the lien.